Background on shootings TURKMEN. TAJIK. Information about the shooting of 16 Afghan civilians, allegedly by a U.S. staff sergeant, in southern : Kabul AFGHANISTAN What’s known so far Islamabad Dec. 1, 2011 Staff Sgt. Bales, Feb. 1, 2012 Assigned to PAKISTAN 38, is deployed to Afghanistan from team involved in village Joint Base Lewis-McChord in stability operation at small Washington state, after serving three outpost in Panjwai district, tours in Iraq Kandahar province Detailed at left

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Zheray 10 mile Kandahar district Arghandab Zheray Panjwai district PAKISTAN Kandahar Daman A1 Panjwai Kandahar er iv province ab R Daman 100 km Arg and h Kandahar district 100 miles Vicinity of district A75 shootings Staff Sgt. Robert Bales Panjwai district Daman district • Married; father of two children; native of March 11 U.S. military says Norwood, Ohio that at about 1 a.m. local Wash. time, Bales left his post, • Enlisted in Seattle Puget walked to a nearby village, Sound 2001 at age 27, entered three homes and Olympia shortly after the Sept. 11 attacks fired upon unarmed Seattle • Attached to 3rd Stryker Brigade villagers as they slept, combat team, 2nd Infantry killing 16 including nine Division at Joint Base children, wounding several 5 405 Lewis-McChord in Washington others; Bales then returned to state; in Afghanistan on his base and surrendered 16 fourth deployment, after three Bales’ home in stints in Iraq March 14 Bales flown to Lake Tapps area • Lawyer says he was wounded March 15 Transported to military twice, is highly decorated prison in , Kan.; Tacoma 5 his lawyer, , Source: McClatchy Washington Bureau, Joint Base BBC, AP, , Tacoma News-Tribune, holds first press conference in U.S. Army Lewis- 30 km Seattle Graphic: Robert Dorrell, Judy Treible, McChord Jon Stephenson 30 miles March 16 Arrives at Leavenworth © 2012 MCT